Where does “مغزپسته‌ای” come from?

مغزپسته‌ای (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

مغزپسته‌ای (Persian): having the color of pistachio kernels, shelled pistachios; pistachio green

Definitions

  1. having the color of pistachio kernels, shelled pistachios; pistachio green

Ancestry of “مغزپسته‌ای”, step by step

مغزپسته‌ای traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian مغز پسته

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمغز پستهpistachio kernel, shelled pistachio
2Persianمغزbrain
3Middle Persianmzgbrain, marrow
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →